Humanity has one last chance of turning back the rising chaos: Task Force Zero- a multinational combat unit composed of the best special operations soldiers the world has to offer. Perry knows this is their one last roll of the dice, for the alternative is defeat and enslavement. But the war is being fought on several fronts- there are those aiding the unknown enemy, and others who may hold the key to mankind's destiny... On the run, Piper discovers a shocking secret about her family. Thorne's insidious machinations begin to bear fruit as he manipulates both allies and enemies to stay alive and gain power. Elsner is determined to keep his family together, even as everything begins to crumble around him. With the stakes higher than ever, could all this be a culmination to humanity's salvation, or will it be the beginning of the end?